Volkswagen Up
| Volkswagen up! | |
|---|---|
 Volkswagen up! at the Frankfurt Motor Show 2007 | |
| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Volkswagen Passenger Cars |
| Production | 2011 |
| Assembly | Bratislava, Slovakia |
| Designer | Walter de'Silva, Klaus Bischoff |
| Body and chassis | |
| Class | City car concept car |
| Body style | 2-door convertible 3-door hatchback 4-door mini MPV (space up!/space up! blue) |
| Layout | Rear-engine, rear-wheel drive E-Up!: Front-electric motor, front-wheel drive |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | 2,190 mm (86.2 in) space up!: 2,560 mm (100.8 in) |
| Length | up!: 3,449 mm (135.8 in) space up!: 3,679 mm (144.8 in) E-Up!: 3,190 mm (125.6 in) |
| Width | 1,631 mm (64.2 in) |
| Height | up!: 1,500 mm (59.1 in) space up!: 1,540 mm (60.6 in) space up! blue: 1,570 mm (61.8 in) E-Up!: 1,470 mm (58 in) |
| Kerb weight | space up! blue: 1,090 kg (2,403 lb) E-Up!: 1,085 kg (2,392 lb) |
| Chronology | |
| Predecessor | Volkswagen Lupo |
The Volkswagen up![1] is a series of city car concepts that are anticipated to be the basis for the Volkswagen Group New Small Family (NSF) series of models, which is expected to include a new Volkswagen Lupo.[2] Current plans for the NSF range include saloon / sedan, cabriolet, two-seater, and mini MPV variants of the vehicle. It will be manufactured in Bratislava, Slovakia.
The series debuted in the 2007 motor show calendar year, starting with the Volkswagen up! at the Frankfurt Motor Show (IAA).[1] All up! concepts are designed by Volkswagen Group Chief Designer Walter de'Silva and Head Designer of the Volkswagen Passenger Cars marque Klaus Bischoff.
up!
The two-door up! debuted at the 2007 IAA Frankfurt Motor Show in Germany,[1] with a rear-wheel drive rear-mounted boxer engine and 18 inch roadwheels.[1]
The up! interior is designed to accommodate four adults, and features flat-folding, air inflatable seats.[1] It also has two monitors on the dashboard, one showing vehicle statistics and the other controlling the in-car multimedia system.[1] The car measures 3.45 metres (11 ft 4 in) in length[1] and has a width of 1.63 metres (5 ft 4 in).[1]
space up!
The four-door four-seater mini MPV styled space up! debuted at the 2007 Tokyo Auto Show in Japan.[3]
space up! had all the features of the up!, but has four-doors and is 23 centimetres (9.1 in) longer at 3.68 metres (12 ft 1 in) (15 centimetres (5.9 in) shorter than the Volkswagen Fox).[3] The 'butterfly' doors open in a similar manner to those on the Mazda RX-8; the front doors conventionally hinged at the front, whilst the rears are hinged at the rear from the C-pillar; and this eliminates the B-pillar.[3] Its wheelbase is also larger at 2.56 metres (8 ft 5 in)[3] but retains the same width as the up! at 1.63 metres (5 ft 4 in).[3]
Also for the first time Volkswagen showed images of its internal combustion engine which was a Fuel Stratified Injection (FSI) petrol engine.
space up! blue
The four-seater space up! blue, the third variant of the Volkswagen up! series, debuted at the 2007 Los Angeles Auto Show in the United States of America.[4]
The space up! blue was visually the same as the space up! and shared its length and width,[4] but it had a Volkswagen Samba Bus-styled roof[clarification needed] that included a large 150 watt solar cell which recharges the batteries.[4] This means its height increases to 1.57 metres (5 ft 2 in).[4] Kerb weight is a modest (for a battery-laden hybrid) 1,090 kilograms (2,403 lb).[4]
Twelve lithium-ion batteries[4] give the space up! blue power of 45 kilowatts (61 PS; 60 bhp)[4] and a 65 miles (105 km) range.[4]
Combined with Volkswagen's world's first hydrogen high temperature fuel cells (HT-FC),[4] range is extended by 155 miles (250 km) giving total range of 220 miles (350 km).[4]
E-Up!
The two-door Volkswagen E-Up! zero-emissions concept was debuted at the 63rd Frankfurt Motor Show in 2009.[5]
The 3.19 metres (10 ft 6 in) long all-electric E-Up! is anticipated for production start in 2013, and uses a 3+1 seater configuration.[5] It uses a 60 kilowatts (82 PS; 80 bhp) (continuously rated at 40 kilowatts (54 PS; 54 bhp)) all-integrated drive electric motor, mounted at the front and drives the front wheels.[5] This electric motor generates a torque turning force of 210 newton-metres (155 lbf⋅ft) from rest.[5] Power is sourced from 18 kilowatt-hours (kWh) lithium-ion batteries, which will give a range up to 130 kilometres (81 mi).[5] Quick charging will charge the battery up to 80% in an hour,[5] while a regular 230 volt plug will take five hours.[5][6] The roof of the E-Up! consists of a 1.4 square metre solar cell which supply power to the vehicles electrics, and when parked can power ventilation fans to help cool the interior when parked in bright sunlight on a hot day.[5] The solar cells can be increased in size to a total area of 1.7 square metre by folding down the sun visors.[5]
With a kerb weight of 1,085 kilograms (2,392 lb), the E-Up! is able to complete the standard discipline of sprinting from rest to 100 kilometres per hour (62.1 mph) in 11.3 seconds; and should reach a top speed of 135 kilometres per hour (83.9 mph).[5] The E-Up! is 3.19 metres (10 ft 6 in) long, 1.64 metres (5 ft 5 in) wide, 1.47 metres (4 ft 10 in) high, and has a wheelbase of 2.19 metres (7 ft 2 in).[5]
Interior equipment includes a touch-screen Human Machine Interface (HMI), one notable feature allows the charge to be delayed within the HMI programming, utilising cheap-rate night-time electricity - and this can also be remotely programmed via an iPhone or similar device.[5]
Up! Lite
The Volkswagen Up! Lite was first revealed on the Los Angeles Auto Show 2009. It is a four seater hybrid concept car based on Volkswagen L1 technologies. The Volkswagen up! Lite concept car has a hybrid powertrain with one 0.8 litres (48.8 cu in) two-cylinder Turbocharged Direct Injection (TDI) diesel engine and one 10 kilowatts (14 PS; 13 bhp) electric motor, and using a seven-speed dry dual-clutch Direct-Shift Gearbox (DSG).
Its technical dimension is about 3.84 metres (12 ft 7 in) in length, 1.60 metres (5 ft 3 in) in width and 1.40 metres (4 ft 7 in) high. It weighs 695 kilograms (1,532 lb), has a top-speed of 160 kilometres per hour (99 mph), and CO2 emission not more than 65 g/km.[7]
Volkswagen IN
The Volkswagen IN is a design study created by Brazilian interns of Volkswagen do Brasil which carries a significant resemblance to the up! concept cars. It is a two-seater plus luggage sub-compact capable of adopting a variety of powertrains, including a fully electric one using in-wheels electric engines.[8][9] The mock-up in 1:1 scale was presented to the press on January 29, 2010.
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Volkswagen up! concept". VWvortex.com. Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft Press Release. 10 September 2007. Retrieved 21 December 2009.
- ^ Kable, Greg (16 July 2010). "VW to revive Lupo name". Autocar. Retrieved 20 July 2010.
- ^ a b c d e "Volkswagen space up!". VWvortex.com. Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft Press Release. 23 October 2007. Retrieved 21 December 2009.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Volkswagen introduces space up! blue at Los Angeles". VWvortex.com. Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft Press Release. 14 November 2007. Retrieved 21 December 2009.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Volkswagen E-Up! concept". VWvortex.com. Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft Press Release. 14 September 2009. Retrieved 21 December 2009.
- ^ "3+1 seater Volkswagen up! concept EV". PaulTan.org. 15 September 2009. Retrieved 21 December 2009.
- ^ "LA 2009: Volkswagen Up! Lite Concept teases with practical, lightweight innovation". green.autoblog.com. Weblogs, Inc. 2 December 2009. Retrieved 21 December 2009.
- ^ "Brazilian interns design new Volkswagen city car concept". green.autoblog.com. Weblogs, Inc. 4 February 2010. Retrieved 4 February 2010.
- ^ ""Smart" Volkswagen In Micro Car Concept Crafted by VW Brazil Design Interns". Carscoops. 29 January 2010. Retrieved 4 February 2010.
External links
- Volkswagen.com international portal
- Future Cars: up! - Volkswagen UK
